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IB3F2-15 Company Law

Department
Warwick Business School
Level
Undergraduate Level 3
Module leader
Hassan Nizami
Credit value
15
Module duration
10 weeks
Assessment
100% exam
Study location
University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

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Introductory description

This is an elective module available for final year WBS and non-WBS students.

  1. To understand the legal structure of UK business organisations.
  2. To provide an understanding of the key concepts of UK company law.
  3. To understand the rights and remedies available to the main stakeholders in UK companies.
  4. To develop the ability to analyse legal problems and apply problem-solving techniques to hypothetical situations.
  5. To develop legal research skills and the ability to critically evaluate legal principles and law in practice.

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Module aims

  1. To understand the legal structure of UK business organisations.
  2. To provide an understanding of the key concepts of UK company law.
  3. To understand the rights and remedies available to the main stakeholders in UK companies.
  4. To develop the ability to analyse legal problems and apply problem-solving techniques to hypothetical situations.
  5. To develop legal research skills and the ability to critically evaluate legal principles and law in practice.

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

  • Formation and constitution of business organisations – Agency law.
  • Formation and constitution of business organisations - Partnerships.
  • Formation and constitution of business organisations – Corporations and legal personality.
  • Formation and constitution of business organisations – formation and constitution of a company.
  • Capital and the financing of companies – share capital, loan capital and capital maintenance/dividend law.
  • Management, administration and regulation of companies – directors, other officers.
  • Management, administration and regulation of companies – meetings and resolutions.
  • Insolvency law – insolvency and administration.
  • Corporate fraudulent and criminal behaviour.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

  • Understand the legal structure of UK business organisations.
  • Understand the key concepts of UK company law.
  • Understand the rights and remedies available to the main stakeholders in UK companies.
  • Demonstrate the ability to analyse legal problems and apply problem-solving techniques to hypothetical situations.
  • Demonstrate legal research skills and the ability to critically evaluate legal principles and law in practice.

Indicative reading list

McLaughlin, S. Unlocking Company Law, 3rd Ed, 2015 Routledge.
Mayson, French & Ryan, Company Law, 33rd edition, 2016, Oxford University Press.
Jones, L. Introduction to Business Law, 2nd Ed, 2012/13 Oxford University Press.

Subject specific skills

Demonstrate the ability to analyse legal problems and apply problem-solving techniques to hypothetical situations.

Transferable skills

Reading and independent research for assessments including the library and electronic sources.
Seminar preparation and oral contribution in seminars.
Responding to seminar feedback.
Analysing texts and legal problems.
Communicating complex ideas in an understandable and effective manner.
Presenting both sides of an argument in a legal dispute.
Critically evaluating the current legal framework and considering a range of alternative proposals for reform.
Supporting legal arguments by reference to appropriate sources including legislation and relevant case law.

Study time

Type Required
Lectures 10 sessions of 2 hours (13%)
Seminars 9 sessions of 1 hour (6%)
Private study 48 hours (32%)
Assessment 73 hours (49%)
Total 150 hours

Private study description

Private Study.

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment group B1
Weighting Study time Eligible for self-certification
Assessment component
In-person Examination 100% 73 hours No
  • Answerbook Pink (12 page)
Reassessment component is the same
Feedback on assessment

Feedback will be provided in-class and via my.wbs.

Past exam papers for IB3F2

Pre-requisites

To take this module, you must have passed:

Courses

This module is Optional for:

  • UIBA-N20B BSc in Management
    • Year 3 of N20B Management
    • Year 3 of N20B Management
    • Year 3 of N23K Management with Accounting
    • Year 3 of N234 Management with Digital Business
    • Year 3 of N235 Management with Entrepreneurship
    • Year 3 of N232 Management with Finance
    • Year 3 of N252 Management with Marketing
    • Year 3 of N23L Management with Strategy and Organisation
  • Year 3 of UIBA-N400 Undergraduate Accounting and Finance
  • UIBA-N404 Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year and Placement/Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
    • Year 5 of N4N7 Accounting and Finance (Foundation Year and Intercalated)
    • Year 5 of N404 Accounting and Finance (Foundation Year and Placement)
    • Year 5 of N405 Accounting and Finance (Foundation Year and UPP)
    • Year 5 of N403 Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year)
  • Year 4 of UIBA-N403 Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year)
  • UIBA-N401 Undergraduate Accounting and Finance (with Placement Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
    • Year 4 of N401 Accounting and Finance (Placement)
    • Year 4 of N402 Accounting and Finance (Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
  • Year 3 of UCSA-I1N1 Undergraduate Computer Science with Business Studies
  • Year 4 of UCSA-I1NA Undergraduate Computer Science with Business Studies (with Intercalated Year)
  • Year 1 of UIOA-EEU Undergraduate EU Exchange
  • Year 4 of UGEA-RN21 Undergraduate German and Business Studies
  • Year 3 of UIPA-L8N1 Undergraduate Global Sustainable Development and Business
  • Year 4 of UIPA-L8N2 Undergraduate Global Sustainable Development and Business Studies (with Intercalated Year)
  • Year 4 of UIBA-N1RA Undergraduate International Business with French
  • Year 4 of UIBA-N1RB Undergraduate International Business with German
  • Year 4 of UIBA-N1RC Undergraduate International Business with Italian
  • Year 4 of UIBA-N1RD Undergraduate International Business with Spanish
  • UIBA-N20F Undergraduate International Management
    • Year 4 of N20F International Management
    • Year 4 of N20F International Management
    • Year 4 of N20S International Management (with Accounting)
    • Year 4 of N20T International Management (with Chinese)
    • Year 4 of N20P International Management (with Entrepreneurship)
    • Year 4 of N20M International Management (with Finance)
    • Year 4 of N20U International Management (with French)
    • Year 4 of N20L International Management (with Marketing)
    • Year 4 of N20V International Management (with Spanish)
    • Year 4 of N20W International Management (with Strategy and Organisation)
    • Year 4 of N20N International Management with Digital Business
    • Year 4 of N20E Management (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N234 Management with Digital Business
  • UIBA-N20J Undergraduate Management (with Foundation Year and Placement Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
    • Year 5 of N20J Management (Foundation Year and Placement)
    • Year 5 of N20K Management (Foundation Year and UPP)
    • Year 5 of N23H Management with Digital Business (with Foundation Year and Placement Year)
    • Year 5 of N23J Management with Entrepreneurship (with Foundation Year and Placement Year)
    • Year 5 of N23G Management with Finance (with Foundation Year and Placement Year)
    • Year 5 of N255 Management with Marketing (with Foundation Year and Placement Year)
  • UIBA-N20E Undergraduate Management (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N20E Management (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N23N Management with Accounting (with Foundation Year and Placement Year)
    • Year 4 of N23M Management with Accounting (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N23E Management with Digital Business (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N23F Management with Entrepreneurship (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N23D Management with Finance (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N252 Management with Marketing
    • Year 4 of N254 Management with Marketing (with Foundation Year)
    • Year 4 of N23P Management with Strategy and Organisation (with Foundation Year)
  • UIBA-N20C Undergraduate Management (with Placement Year/Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
    • Year 4 of N20M International Management (with Finance)
    • Year 4 of N20B Management
    • Year 4 of N20D Management (Undergraduate Partnership Programme)
    • Year 4 of N20C Management (with Placement Year)
    • Year 4 of N20Q Management with Accounting (with Placement Year)
    • Year 4 of N236 Management with Digital Business (with Placement Year)
    • Year 4 of N237 Management with Entrepreneurship (with Placement Year)
    • Year 4 of N232 Management with Finance
    • Year 4 of N233 Management with Finance (with Placement Year)
    • Year 4 of N253 Management with Marketing (with Placement Year)
    • Year 4 of N23L Management with Strategy and Organisation
    • Year 4 of N20R Management with Strategy and Organisation (with Placement Year)
  • Year 3 of UMAA-G1N4 Undergraduate Mathematics with Business Studies
  • Year 4 of UMAA-G1N5 Undergraduate Mathematics with Business Studies (with Intercalated Year)
  • UIOA-EOS Undergraduate Overseas Exchange
    • Year 1 of UEOS Undergraduate Overseas Exchange
    • Year 1 of UEOS Undergraduate Overseas Exchange
  • Year 4 of UPXA-F3ND Undergraduate Physics and Business Studies (with Intercalated Year)
  • Year 3 of UPXA-F3N2 Undergraduate Physics with Business Studies
  • Year 1 of UIOA-EUS Undergraduate USA Exchange